Characters Collection (page 6)

The Sackville claimant case
A Twentieth-Century Claimant - characters in the Sackville case. Ernest Henri Jean Baptiste Sackville-West claimed to be the lawful son of the late Lord Sackville and Josefa Duran de Ortega

Nanette Newman and Michael Culver filming in Cornwall
The actress Nanette Newman on location near Lands End, Cornwall, with the actor Michael Culver, in the roles of the Newlyn School artists Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857-1947)

Commedia delle arte - Harlequinade
Ancestors of the Harlequinade - characters of the old Italian comedy. Date: 1929

Old London Characters - Footmen with Lights. 18th century

Old London Characters - Night Watchman with lantern

Old London Characters - Charley, an aged parish constable or night watchman, carrying a lantern. 19th century

Characters from the play Chantecler by Rostand, 1910. Chicken, owl, dog and peacock costumes are shown here in detail. Lucien Guitry is pictured in cockerel costume

Eve, columnist for The Tatler magazine
Eve, the fictional gossip columnist of The Tatler magazine who was the alter-ego of Olivia Maitland-Davidson. Eve first appeared in The Tatler on 20 May 1914 (pictured here)

Hobsons Choice opens at the Apollo Theatre, 1916
Hobsons Choice, the comedy play by J. B. Priestley set in Hobsons boot shop, Salford, opens at the Apollo in London in 1916

Luigi Pirandello
LUIGI PIRANDELLO Italian playwright, author of Six characters in search of an author, Enrico quattro etc. Date: 1867 - 1936

Repeating Pattern - Cinderella Story - green background
Repeating Pattern - Characters from the story of Cinderella (in white silhouette on a green background). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern

Repeating Pattern - Cinderella Story - yellow background
Repeating Pattern - Characters from the story of Cinderella (in white silhouette on a yellow background). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern

Main characters from the opera Ivanhoe (1891)
" Main characters from the opera " Ivanhoe" (1891), libretto by Julian Sturgis and music by Arthur Sullivan, based on Walter Scotts novel

Fairy tea party

The Adventures of Prince Achmed by Lotte Reiniger
Page from The Bystander showing stills from a pioneering animated film, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, acted entirely by silhouette characters cut by the artist

Sir George Frampton in studio with Peter Pan statue
Sir George Frampton pictured in his studio with a sculpture of Peter Pan, the famous fictional creation of J. M. Barrie. The sculpture was erected in Kensington Gardens on 1 May 1912

Gerald du Maurier as Arsene Lupin
Gerald du Maurier, English actor and theatrical manager, in the role of Arsene Lupin, his most successful role, played at the Duke of Yorks Theatre, London in 1909. Date: 1909

Mormon Tablet
A sacred tablet of the Mormons with inscribed characters

Four characters from Shakespeares Richard III -- Gustavus Vaughan Brooke (1818-1866, top and bottom left), Irish actor, as the Duke of Gloucester and Richard III (the same role)

The Fairys Dilemma by W. S. Gilbert. First produced at the Garrick Theatre, on 3rd May 1904. The main characters are shown as themselves

Bransby Williams in David Copperfield by Walter F. Evelyn
David Copperfield by Walter Frederick Evelyn from the novel by Charles Dickens (1849-50). First produced at the Lyceum Theatre, on 6th April 1923

A Cuckoo in the Nest by Ben Travers (12 November 1886 18 December 1980). First produced at the Court Theatre in Liverpool, and at the Aldwych Theatre on 22nd July 1925

Father Christmas with children in his grotto
Father Christmas with two children in his grotto, based on Walt Disneys Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Date: circa 1970s

Nanette Newman on location, filming in Cornwall
The actress Nanette Newman on location near Lands End, Cornwall, in the role of the Newlyn School artist Elizabeth Adela Stanhope Forbes (nee Armstrong, 1859-1912), in A Breath of Fresh Air

The Babes in the Wood, Lyceum Theatre, London. Date: 1913

Theatre Characters - Drama. 19th century

Theatre Characters - Dancers. 19th century

Theatre Characters - Vaudeville. 19th century

Theatre Characters -- a tyrant, a rival, a lady in waiting, a horseman, a townswoman an innkeeper, a fool and a soldier. (2 of 2) 19th century

Actors in historical costume in a scene from Shakespeare. circa 1962

O Lord O Lord! I can not - I never shall remember?
O Lord O Lord! I can not - I never shall remember all these cursed conversions, filings, marches, counter marches and wheelings

Scene from a pantomime produced as frontline entertainment
Lantern slide showing a scene from a pantomime produced as frontline entertainment, January 1945; four soldiers of the Battleaxe Division on home leave find themselves in a pub scene with characters

Theatre Characters - Comedy. 19th century

Choose Your Fancy Dress Now - suggestions for 1907
A variety of suggestions for costumes to wear during the winter fancy dress season in 1907. Among the characters, themes and historic periods included are Delilah, Melisande

Characters and adverts in Princess Ida programme
Two characters and adverts in Princess Ida programme, Gilbert & Sullivan, Savoy Theatre, London. circa 1880s

Illustration to The Abbot by Sir Walter Scott
Illustration to The Abbot, a novel by Sir Walter Scott set at the time of Mary, Queen of Scots - Roland Graeme Rescuing Henry Seyton. 1820-1824

Spooners Magic No. 21 - Harlequin reviving the Blue Pig circa 1840s

Shakespeare - King Henry IV - Falstaff: This chair shall be my state. circa 1830

Miss Studdy at the Sketch Ball - Bonzo fancy dress
Miss Arnold in doggy fancy dress for The Sketch Club Ball in an outfit that pays homage to Bonzo, the cartoon dog created by artist George Studdy

Callot costume designs in theatre production
Callot costume designs in a production set in the time of Francois I (16th century) at the Chateau de Fontainebleau at the Theatre Pigalle, Paris. 1929

The National Punch and Judy show
Punch and Judy show by Francis Carruthers Gould, showing William Gladstone as Punch. Date: 1882

The International Roundabout 1882
Cartoon, satire of the British Family and members of the Empire. Date: 1882

Wylie-Tate Revue The Peep Show at the Hippodrome
Scenes and Stars of the Wylie-Tate Revue The Peep Show at the Hippodrome, London. 1921

Old London Characters - Postman with bell

Old London Characters - Bellmen

USA - Sculpture in the Park - The Tam O Shanter Group - Sculpture in the Park - The Tam O Shanter Group. Created by Robert Thompson in Central Park New York

Bessie Bellwood
The late Bessie Bellwood in some of her characters. Bessie Bellwood (1856 - 1896) was a popular music hall performer. Date: C.1886

Mansfield Park
Fanny Price and Mr. Bertram Date: First published: 1814

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